Nearly 40% of cancer deaths could be prevented by eight simple lifestyle changes and would stop 3.1

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Nearly 40% of cancer deaths could be prevented by eight simple lifestyle changes and would stop 3.1 million from dying each year

    Quitting smoking, eating healthier and boozing less would help stop the disease
    Scientists say those three habits can be blamed for 30.4% of all cancer deaths
    Currently, cancer claims the lives of 8.2 million people each year, figures claim
    Even 'small improvements' would help reduce the risk of dying prematurely

By Stephen Matthews For Mailonline
Published: 11:59 EST, 14 December 2017 | Updated: 13:54 EST, 14 December 2017

Nearly 40 per cent of cancer deaths could be prevented with eight simple lifestyle changes, new research has concluded.

Quitting smoking, eating healthier and boozing less would help stop the disease, which claims 8.2 million lives worldwide each year.

Scientists suggest those three habits can be blamed for 30.4 per cent of all cancer deaths, around 2.5 million - with tobacco proving the biggest burden.

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"The researchers concluded that the following eight habits are responsible for 38 per cent of cancer deaths.

Researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, said the total amount is greater than 38 per cent because many deaths involved two factors.

Smoking - 20.3 per cent

Poor diet - 5 per cent

Boozing - 2.4 per cent

UV radiation - 3.2 per cent

Obesity - 5 per cent

Infections - 5 per cent

Not exercising - 0.8 per cent

Hormones - 0.4 per cent"